State v. Lambert

OPINION

SCHUMACHER, Judge.

Appellant Matthew Allan Lambert challenges the district court’s imposition of a $25,000 fine for his conviction of second-degree controlled substance crime. We affirm.

FACTS

In October 1994, in exchange for $600, Lambert delivered an envelope containing cocaine to a man acting as a police informant. Lambert was charged with one count of second-degree controlled substance crime and he pleaded guilty. Pursuant to the plea agreement, the prosecution recommended a downward sentencing departure. The district court imposed the 51-month recommended downward departure because…